This
week’s blog post assignment was to post three ideals contained in the NAEYC and
DEC codes of ethics that are meaningful to you, and explain their significance
to your professional life.
Three
ideals contained in the NAEYC and DEC codes of ethics that are meaningful to me
are: I-2.1 – To be familiar with the knowledge base related to working
effectively with families and to stay informed through continuing education and
training. I-2.2 – To develop relationships of mutual trust and create
partnerships with the families we serve. And, I-4.4 - To work through
education, research, and advocacy toward a society in which all young children
have access to high-quality early care and education programs. (NAEYC, 2005)
Families
are a child’s first teacher. The reason that I selected the ethical codes I-2.2
and I-2.1 is because before being an early childhood provider I am a mother. I
would not give any less to my students and the families I serve than what I
expect for my own children to receive in a classroom. By increasing my
knowledge base and staying informed through continuing my education and
training I can provide families information and share my knowledge with them
that helps them to be the best parents and leaders they can be. By sharing this
information and helping them be the best parent they can be I am not only
helping their family I am helping my family and society; so everyone benefits. By
securing the home and family connection through communication and interaction I
feel like I am doing the best I can do for the children that I serve. An open relationship and open communication is
imperative to individualizing instruction for children. (NAEYC, 2005) Families
bring a wealth of information into the classroom through sharing their culture,
upbringing, and collective knowledge of various skills and careers. When you
have a good working relationship with the families you serve and you honor
their differences this can benefit the entire classroom and be very helpful in
the classroom when you use your families as resources and tools for education;
this enhances every child’s educational experience.
Ideal
I-4.4 address’s my ethical responsibility to community and society. The way
ideal I-4.4 is meaningful to me is because it states that in order to be
ethical in my profession I have to work through education, research and
advocacy toward a society in which all young children have access to
high-quality early care and education programs. (NAEYC, 2005) This is precisely
the reason I relocated to Seattle Washington. Seattle recently passed the
Seattle Preschool Program that allows for every child despite income receives
free preschool for 4-5 year olds. I wanted to get in on the ground level and
help be a change agent for children and their families in the Seattle area and hopefully
make a difference in the way preschool is viewed nationally. Other countries
have realized the importance of universal preschool and the difference it makes
in early childhood development and to society as whole.
References:
http://www.naeyc.org/files/naeyc/file/positions/PSETH05.pdf
NAEYC. (2005, April). Code of ethical conduct and statement of commitment.
Retrieved May 26, 2010, from www.naecy.org
The
Division for Early Childhood. (2000, August). Code of ethics. Retrieved May 26,
2010,from http://www.dec-sped.org/
